Polebridge
Polebridge, MT · Health
The Western News
New doctor joins staff at Cabinet Peaks Medical Center
Cabinet Peaks Family Medicine Clinic is thrilled to welcome Dr. Terrence O'Malia, a passionate and experienced physician, to our dedicated team of healthcare professionals. With a strong commitment to clinical excellence and patient care, Dr. O'Malia brings a wealth of knowledge and a unique, hands-on approach to patient wellness. Dr. O'Malia discovered his calling to medicine during a medical mission trip to Honduras in 2000. Witnessing the transformative power of healthcare inspired a lifelong dedication to serving others through medicine. This experience laid the foundation for his patient-first philosophy and deep-rooted passion for providing accessible, compassionate care. His extensive...
beckershospitalreview.com
5 health systems switching to Oracle Health EHRs
Oracle Health, the nation’s second-largest EHR vendor by market share, has been welcoming new customers into the fold in 2025. Here are hospitals and health systems that have either gone live with Oracle Health or revealed plans to switch to the EHR this year:. 1. Nine more U.S. Department...
Lake County Leader
Ronan Seniors: Foot clinic on the horizon
We will be having a foot clinic with Mandy Jo Noland on April 21. Call us if you are interested at 406-676-2371. Any age is welcome to come enjoy our meals. You don’t have to be a Senior Citizen. This week's menu includes: Easter dinner with ham, Friday, April 18; chicken lasagna, Monday, April 21; and hot pork sandwiches, Wednesday April 23. Pinochle is 1:30-4 p.m. Mondays, and the pool table is available 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Join the fun! We are looking for someone to do some landscaping for the center. It involves cleaning out...
Char-Koosta News
CSKT Warming Center – Expanded Hours
PABLO — The expanded hours are a pilot program acknowledging the importance of continued contact with our guests. We encourage CSKT case managers to make appointments with guests in the Warming Center. Effective April 2025, the center will have guest WIFI. Please call (406) 675-2700 ext. 1180 (main desk/scheduling)...
Bigfork Eagle
DEQ reviewing request for Creston gravel pit
The state Department of Environmental Quality is reviewing a permit application for a proposed gravel pit near Creston that has drawn pushback from a nearby neighborhood. The 9.4-acre site off Montana 35 and Old Highway 35 would be used to mine for gravel and sand, according to the application filed by Prime Cut Construction, LLC. An estimated 500,000 cubic yards of material would be removed from the property over the lifespan of the project. The Montana Department of Transportation previously used about 4.6 acres of the site for open cut mining. The other half is an undisturbed forested area....
NBCMontana
UM, CSKT work to collect wildfire smoke data across Flathead Reservation
MISSOULA, Mont. — The University of Montana and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are working together to combat the threat of wildfire smoke exposure by collecting real-time data. CSKT and UM's Montana Climate Office are teaming up to install the first PurpleAir network across the Flathead Reservation. PurpleAir...
Lake County Leader
St. Ignatius Seniors: Check out the Benefit Check Up
Did you know Area VI Council on Aging in Polson has a “Benefit Check Up” program? They will do a benefit screening to see what programs you may qualify for, such as extra help with Medicare part D, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Medicare Savings Program, Big Sky Rx program, Medicaid and Low Income Energy Assistance. To inquire, call 406-883-7284 or 800-266-4188. On Monday, March 24, we have a nurse coming in the Senior Center to do toenails. Call her (Mandy Jo) at 406-253-5114 to schedule. Also on the horizon: Bingo, Saturday, April 12; and bake sale, raffle and...
dpcnews.com
Thrive Family Medicine Opens in Kalispell, Montana
After fifteen years under hospital administration, Dr. Michele Taylor has decided to make the change to DPC and has started Thrive Family Medicine. She is a board-certified family physician who graduated with honors from Western University of Health Sciences. Dr. Taylor’s mission is to provide comprehensive, thorough, and personalized medical care to her patients, helping them to Thrive!
beckersspine.com
Montana health system expands orthopedics
Kalispell, Mont.-based Logan Health is adding orthopedics at its Cut Bank, Mont., and Shelby, Mont., locations, according to a March 4 report from the Pioneer Press. The system will begin seeing orthopedic patients March 20. Care will be led by family nurse practitioner and orthopedic specialist John Willcut, FNP-C. Services...
Fairfield Sun Times
Logan Health in Kalispell recognized as top 100 hospital
KALISPELL, Mont. – Logan Health Medical Center has been named a 2025 Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. This recognition highlights the hospital's outstanding performance among rural hospitals nationwide.
Flathead Beacon
Community Members Divided Over Wastewater Treatment Expansion as DEQ Officials Weigh Permit Decision
Around 70 people crowded into a community room in Lakeside late Thursday afternoon for the Montana Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) public hearing on a permit that would allow a local sewer district to discharge treated wastewater into the groundwater near Flathead Lake. DEQ officials scheduled the Feb. 27...
NBCMontana
DEQ hosts formal public hearing for Lakeside wastewater system
LAKESIDE, Mont. — The Montana Department of Environmental Quality held a formal public hearing on Thursday after multiple requests regarding a groundwater pollution control system permit by the Lakeside County Sewer and Water District. A full room of community members from the Flathead spoke for and against a permit...
Flathead Beacon
Shifting the Patient-Provider Care Paradigm
When Lexi Tabor-Manaker was a child, each summer her family would make the annual trek from Michigan to Montana to visit their relatives. At age 12, Tabor-Manaker decided she was going to become a doctor and practice medicine in northwest Montana. Her family would conclude the long road trip to visit her relatives in Hamilton with a vacation in Many Glacier, passing through Kalispell along the way. She recalls seeing the sign for the hospital’s emergency department and telling her parents, “When I grow up, I’m going to be a family practice doctor in Kalispell, Montana, where I’ve got a view of Glacier National Park.”
Char-Koosta News
DEQ to Hold Public Hearing to Receive Comments on Draft Lakeside Permit
HELENA — The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has extended the public comment period and will hold a public hearing on Feb. 27 in Lakeside to receive comments on a proposed Montana Ground Water Pollution Control System (MGWPCS) permit for Lakeside County Water & Sewer District (LCSWD) in Lakeside, Montana.
Lake County Leader
Polson Seniors: Sign up now for toenail clinic
Ten spots are available for a toenail clinic with a certified nurse on Feb. 28. The clinic costs $30 and includes sanding/shaving of callouses. Call or sign up prior Feb. 28 to ensure a time-slot; space is limited. Free AARP Tax Preparation Assistance is available through April 15. You must make a reservation by calling or stopping by the Polson Senior Community Center. Available appointment times are 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays only. Bowling “no-tap” is Tuesdays, 1-3 p.m. Join any time. Activities at the Polson center, open to all, include: wood carving for beginners, 1...